Monday, October 8, 2007 Prewrite 1. What are you good at? 2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing you're good at? 3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing you're good at? !ANSWERS! 1. The best thing I am good at is Mathematics. Mathematics is also my favorite subject in school. 2. I feel happy because I know I'm doing something that I love and that I am good at. 3. I don't really know how I would feel because even though I will be using Mathematics for the rest of my life' I don't wanna use Mathematics every single second or 24/7. Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Chapter 1 1. What problems or conflicts are presented in chapter one? Tao needing to find a rabbit is an obvious one; identify at least two more. 2. Predict the resolution of each conflict. !ANSWERS! 1. He couldn't really hunt because he had some problems with one of his legs. 2. Tao wanted to draw on the wanted to draw but he couldn't because it was a taboo. Chapter 2 1. What two important events happen in this chapter? !ANSWERS! 1.An important event that happened was that Tao wanted to know what his mother really looked so he imagined her, but when he wanted to feel her, he only felt air. Another important event was that What decision does Tao tell Volt? 3. Look at Tao's decisions and actions from Volt's persective. Pretend you are Volt. Write a first person paragraph explaining h 1. They both learn to hunt together. 2. He tells Volt that he wants to go hunting alone. 3. Hello, my name is Volt. The reasons I act mean is because I don't want my people to go hungry. I don't want any wild animals here that will eat our food and leave my people starving hungry. I don't want them to starve to death and not be able to work for me. Chapter 4 1. In a good paragraph, describe Tao's mother. Start with an interest grabber. Then write your topic sentence. Give three details or examples to support your thesis. Use a quotation from the chapter. !ANSWERS! 1. Tao's mother was a great person. She had gray long hair that hung down her over her shoulders. She had a big smile and she had good strong teeth used for chewing on pelts and skins to make them soft. His mother always spoke the truth. She never lied about anything. Every time she told the truth she would always annoy and make her elders angry. Tao's mother was wise and good and he could not ask for a better mother. Tao's mother always had a peaceful look in her eyes every time she spoke. Tao's mother was a good mother. Chapter 5 1. Which two animals does Tao try to draw? 2. Which is easier for him and why? !ANSWERS! 1. Tao tried to draw a horse and he tries to draw Ram. 2. Ram is easier to because Ram is actually there with Tao. Chapter 6 1. Graybeard realizes that Tao has broken two taboos of his clan. What are they? 2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet? 3. Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have. What aspects of Volt's character is Graybeard acknowledging? !ANSWERS! 1. Greybeard realizes that Tao went hunting with Ram his wolf dog. 2. Greybeard doesn't know about the drawing taboo. 3. Greybeard describes Volt as a good and nice person. Chapter 7 1. Write your reaction to the last paragraph in the chapter. Do you agree or disagree with Graybeard? Is what he says true for those times, but not now? Or, is the reverse true: was it not true then, but true now? !ANSWERS! 1. I disagree with Greybeard because sometimes rules are meant to be broken. I think that what he said was true then but not true anymore Chapter 8 An important theme in this novel is that people should follow their dreams and do what they believe is right, even if they don't follow their society's expected ways. The author examines this theme in a stone age setting. Imagine a similar situation today. 1. What situation did you imagine? 2. In the situation you imagined, should the people follow his or her dreams or should they follow society's rules? Give your opinion. !ANSWERS! 1. I imaging being a teacher. 2. I think that she or he should follow his or her dreams because if it's something that they love to do they should do it. Chapter 9 1.Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind? 2.What does this tell you about his character? !ANSWERS! 1. I think that Greybeard changed his mind because he knew that Tao was a good kid and that he would do everything he was suppose to do. 2. He is kind of nice but at the same time he is a little he is a little strict. Chapter 10 1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"? 2. What almost happened to Tao? !ANSWERS! 1. "Mountains-That-Walk" are the herds of animals that are in the forest. 2. He almost got killed. Chapter 11 1.Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why? 2.Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why? !ANSWERS! 1. I think that Greybeard was because he taught Tao to paint and to draw on cave walls. 2. Yes, because even though he was a little bit mean and strict he was a great teacher and person. Chapter 12 1. Name some of the ingredients used to make paint. Which surprised you most? 2. Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter? !ANSWERS! 1. Some fish oil and some animal fat. The fish oil. 2. Because he was afraid that Greybeard might die. Chapter 13 1. Even if Ram had succeeded in hunting the deer, do you think it was a good idea of Tao's to "show off" his dog's ability to hunt? Explain. 2. Predict what will happen next. If you've read ahead, invent an alternate scene. !ANSWERS! 1. No, because even though he succeeded Volt is still very upset. 2. Tao is probably wanna go with Ram and I think that he would actually cross the river. Chapter 14 1. Why does Tao cross the river? 2. What decision does Graybeard reach? !ANSWERS! 1. Tao crosses the river to save Ram from the hunters. 2. The decision he made was that Tao could now be a cave painter because he could not paint anymore. Chapter 15 1. What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter? !ANSWERS! 1. There was dripping water in the cave he was in,that turned Tao's fire out. Chapter 16 Look at the website of the Laxcaux Caves: http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/ Find a picture that resembles the one Tao is painting. Copy it as your answer to this question. !ANSWERS! 1. The Unicorn. Chapter 17 1. Wow! What a chapter! What was your reaction? Tense? Surprised? You predicted it? Write a paragraph describing your reaction. !AMSWERS! 1. I feel that my reaction was realy surprising. Chapter 18 Why does Tao feel he needs to go to the Mountain People? Extra Credit Write a narrative describing what happens next. Make sure your plot has a conflict, a climax, and a resolution. You can introduce new characters
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